Hi all, finding the Briskoda forums, members and site of great interest and all very helpful.

I managed to sort out my 2000 (W) Felicia Classic 1.3mpi I bought for little money a year or so ago to do up for my daughter when she's old enough to drive - it passed the MoT first time. It starts and runs very well, though a little rattly from the very top end - pretty normal from what I hear. Only done 50k miles too, no rust to speak of either.

Well, I love driving it! My usual car is either a motorcycle (big Harley ) or an 3.0l Jag X-Type auto, so I thought it'd take me a while to get used to a manual again. After a couple of rather scary drives, I thought "there's something wrong with my size 15 clutch foot!!!" Well, there isn't but it was getting caught on the left side by a small footrest - so I slung that out and removed the screws that were left. A bit better. Then I noticed it would get caught on a little guard around the base of the steering column. Out went this guard. Slightly better again. Now if I wear a shoe which has an edged sole on it, the lip or edge catches in the plastic, ridged gaiter of the steering column! So should I remove some of this? Should I go for foot-reduction surgery? Any others suffer from this? Any ideas?

I should point out I have just returned from a 600-mile trip down to see my old mum in Devon and back again - and I didn't hit anything but had to consciously think about my clutch foot all the time and did the odd kangaroo start. Nothing dangerous, just slightly embarassing. The car did return 48mpg though, at a steady 60ish and touched 95 on the flat with a bit left! Only one thing went wrong with it - one of the plastic parcel shelf strings broke - a common fault - looking to replace both now from Jorily or elsewhere.

Cheers,

BigAl

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Only a size 12, but I do find my feet too large to reach the foot-rest. Have you tried driving in gym shoes or in socks only???

Hiya,

Yes, I've tried driving in tennis shoes (like less-extreme trainers, smooth edges, fairly flat soles) and it was ok, but still I caught the top of my foot on the plastic, ridged tube around the steering column. I haven't tried just socks yet...

I think I'll remove the silly ridged plastic cover and could try to replace it with a smooth plastic cover.

Cheers,

BigFoot

Only a size 12, but I do find my feet too large to reach the foot-rest. Have you tried driving in gym shoes or in socks only???

Edited 25 January, 201214 yr by G4VSQ

Yes yes, i am a size 10, but when wearing pointy shoes i sometimes notice myself hitting the ridged tube... damn annoying if you ask me, if you managed to remove it let us know of the outcome so i can do it to my dads, 1.3mpi estate